Queen of Katwe (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

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Queen of Katwe (PG) | Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen October 20, 2016

This is the true life story of 10 year old Phiona Mutesi, brought up in the...

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M3GHAN (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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M3GHAN (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman January 22, 2023

M3GHAN is a quirky film which grabs you one way and then turns round and becomes a...

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Miss You Already (12) | Close-Up Film Review

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Miss You Already (12) | Close-Up Film Review

Carlie Newman October 4, 2015

It's a pity that word has gone out that this film is a woman's weepy. OK the...

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Suite Française (15) | Home Ents Review

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Suite Française (15) | Home Ents Review

Simon Childs August 3, 2015

The third feature length film from British director Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy – a look into South...

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A Most Violent Year (15) | Home Ents Review

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A Most Violent Year (15) | Home Ents Review

Simon Childs June 3, 2015

Set in New York City in 1981, Oscar Isaac plays Abel Morales, the owner of Standard Oil,...

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Girlhood (15) | Close-Up Film Review

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Girlhood (15) | Close-Up Film Review

George Meixner May 7, 2015

When choosing the international release title, Céline Sciamma (Water Lillies, Tomboy) had a number of options when translating...

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The Life of Chuck (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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The Life of Chuck (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen August 25, 2025

Although based on a Stephen King short story this is no horror film but an intriguing, somewhat...

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Hamnet – (12A) Film Review

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Hamnet – (12A) Film Review

Carol Allen January 8, 2026

While not exactly convincing as a love struck teenager, Mescal is impressive as the maturing Will, who...

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Liberté (18) | Close-Up Film Review

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Liberté (18) | Close-Up Film Review

Colin Dibben January 10, 2021

A period drama about sex and libertinage that manages to be both intense, immersive and tedious. Liberté...

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The Northman  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

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The Northman  (15) |Close-Up Film Review

Carol Allen April 15, 2022

This Viking tale is not for the faint hearted.  It is loaded with violence, living up to the...

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